Morrison informs that in cases of abuse like domestic violence, the healthcare administrator can encourage the victims to report the matter themselves to the law enforcement officers. Alternatively, the healthcare administrator can consult with the victim and thereafter offer to report the matter to police on behalf of the victim. The administrator should be able to reconcile the authenticity and privacy of all the information that they generate from the clients. The administrator should be able to consult with those who are influential in the client’s life through inquiry into the relevant personal relationships but with permission from the patient.
In most instances, the mandatory reporting laws do provide a positive measurement in helping the victim cope with the problem that they have. In a suspected case of child or elder abuse, the administrator can help by advising the affected to seek counseling with the administrator’s assistance reports their disturbing concern to the proper agency. In the case in which the victim can infect some other people with the disease, the clinician should constructively discuss with the patient the aspects of the disclosure and urge the patient to offer to inform their partners themselves of their situation rather than leave to others. The patient must understand that there is a provision in the law that allows clinicians to inform those at risk of infection by the client. If the client is still adamant, the clinician should be able to contact public health officials who in turn inform the person at risk of infection.
According to Morrison, a clinician treating a patient who is considering harming someone should refer them to a mental health professional thereafter plan for informing the vulnerable victims and appropriate government in accordance with the law. Some clinicians prefer the use of shadow charts. The shadow charts help protect the patient’s data in that the administrator uses parallel medical records that may contain damaging information that is not shown in the regular records. Consultation with other medical practitioners may help deal with ethical dilemmas of confidentiality that may have an adverse effect on the patient and institution.